
Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons)
DURATION
3 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 13,450 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students full time, part time £1680 per 15 credits / UK students full time £9250, part time £1155 per 15 credits / EU students full time £13450, part time £1680 per 15 credits
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Introduction
"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2021/2022. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details."
Why choose this course?
So, why study for your L.L.B. law here at Hertfordshire? Well alongside a Gold rating for our teaching, we have a dedicated Law School, incredible facilities and an innovative teaching team of practising lawyers and solicitors. We’ve shaped our law degree around a skills-based competency framework that is geared towards the demands of today’s legal profession. This will kickstart your career with exceptional skills, experience and opportunities.
You’ll study in our fantastic Law Building, practise your skills in our replica Crown Court and solve real problems for the local community in our very own pro-bono law clinic. Get stuck into our huge range of co-curricular activities and you’ll also future proof your degree with skills and qualifications in areas like mooting, trial advocacy and client interviewing.
As well as exploring the fundamentals of law, you’ll explore contemporary issues as diverse as data protection, human rights, terrorism and cybercrime. We use an innovative flipped-classroom model that lets you watch lectures online, from home, before coming to seminars to tackle the issues in-depth with your tutors. It’s a unique approach that gives you flexibility, structure and a permanent online resource you can dive into – anytime, anywhere.
Our L.L.B. is built around our Guiding Principles:
1. Students as individual learners
We see every student as an individual learner with their own needs and career aspiration. Our aim is to work with you in developing knowledge, skills, and self-awareness to make those aspirations a reality.
2. Inclusive and diverse legal community
We aim to build an inclusive and diverse legal community that fosters a culture of success and achievement for all.
3. Innovative and challenging
We aim to build together an innovative legal curriculum that engages and motivates all members of our legal community.
4. Transferable skills
We recognise that a law degree can be used to support a range of careers and professions. We aim to ensure that you develop a range of legal and transferable skills.
5. Flexible
We recognise that students need to undertake at least 40 hours of study a week on our full-time programme. We aim to support your learning by being flexible in supporting your education alongside other commitments.
What are the facilities like?
Outstanding. Our bright, modern Law School Building opened its doors in 2011 and brings you a mixture of fantastic technology, well-equipped study spaces and realistic legal settings. Inside you’ll find our incredible replica Crown Court, complete with a judge’s bench and viewing gallery, where you’ll practise your skills and build your confidence.
We’ve also got our very own law clinic, where you’ll work with experienced lawyers and solicitors to solve real problems for local people.
Hertfordshire Law School has helped graduates forge successful careers for over 40 years. You’ll benefit from our reputation for being forward-thinking, innovative, community focussed and responsive to the world around us.
What's the course about?
People, power, and problem-solving. A law degree is a fantastic opportunity to study human relationships, investigate complex problems and understand the diverse structures that keep us functioning as a modern, evolving society. It’s a qualification that opens doors into a huge range of careers, giving you a deep, sought-after knowledge of the way our legal world works today.
Right from the start, you will have a two-week connections module to develop the skills and mindset required for studying law successfully.
You’ll spend your first year building a really strong foundation of legal knowledge – and developing professional skills you’ll use throughout your law degree and beyond. Together we’ll explore Contract Law, Tort Actions, Justice Matters, and Constitutional Principles of the UK and EU. Plus our new employability module brings employability into the core of the LLB, Life in the Law. Right from the start of your degree, you'll be assessed in our replica Crown Court as you present client arguments in front of a judge.
In your second year, you’ll explore Land Law, Criminal Law, Equity, and the Law of Trusts and Life in Law II: Career and Personal Development. You’ll experience our mock assessment centre to develop real-world, professional skills in a supportive environment. You’ll start making choices about specialisms, by undertaking a 15-credit module of your choice from Commercial law, Streetlaw, Practical Legal Skills (an introduction to SQE 2 skills), Law of Digital Economy, or Law of Local Government
You’ll also have the exciting opportunity to get involved in our award-winning pro bono and law clinic. This allows you to develop your skills while providing legal advice to people in our local community.
Work placement/study abroad option: Like some real-life experience? Between your second and third years, you’ve got a chance to go on a legal work placement for up to a year and build your experience. It’s a great opportunity and a huge boost to your CV. Even better, we’re only 25 minutes by train from central London, putting some of the UK’s most exciting law firms right on your doorstep.
Rather spend the year studying abroad? No problem. With partner institutions all over the world, we can help you make memories, develop skills and discover incredible new perspectives.
When you come back for your final year, it’s time to explore the areas that really fire your imagination. In your final year, having completed the foundations of legal knowledge in years one and two, you’ll choose from more than 20 specialist subjects – from International Environmental Law to Complex Cybercrimes. You could choose Trial Advocacy or opt for a module in Clinical Legal Education.
With inspiring guest speakers, events, and networking sessions, you’ll be immersed in the legal community from the moment you join us – giving you the skills, experience, and contacts to launch a brilliant career. Ready to get started? Come and explore at one of our hands-on open days.
Your main campus is de Havilland
You’ll share this campus with students from business, law, sport, education, and humanities subjects. The student housing is close to our Sports Village which includes a gym, swimming pool, and climbing wall. You can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner in our on-campus restaurant or bar (in the newly built Enterprise Hub) on days you don’t feel like cooking. You can also use the common room to play pool, video games or just to hang out with friends. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
This course includes the options of:
- Work placement
- Study abroad
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Curriculum
What will I study?
Degree programmes are structured into levels, 4, 5, and 6. These correspond to your first, second, and third/final year of study. Below you can see what modules you’ll be studying in each.
Level 4
- Contract Law II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- English Legal System and Research II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Public Law II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Criminal Law II 30 Credits II Compulsory
Level 5
- Property Law II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- European Union Law II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Law of Torts II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Commercial Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Criminal Evidence II 15 Credits II Optional
- Criminal Litigation II 15 Credits II Optional
Level 6
- Equity, Trust, Wills and Probate II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- The Law of Equity II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Year Abroad II 0 Credits II Optional
- Dissertation II 30 Credits II Optional
- Company Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Terrorism II 15 Credits II Optional
- White Collar Crime II 15 Credits II Optional
- Human Rights II 15 Credits II Optional
- Family Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Jurisprudence II 15 Credits II Optional
- Public International Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Medical Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- International Commercial Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Law of the European Union II 30 Credits II Optional
- Employment Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Cybercrime II 15 Credits II Optional
- Law Placement Year II 0 Credits II Optional
- Intellectual Property II 30 Credits II Optional
- Data Protection Law II 15 Credits II Optional
- Legal Aspects of Digital Economy II 15 Credits II Optional
- Civil Litigation II 15 Credits II Optional
- International Environmental Law II 15 Credits II Optional
- International Space Law & Policy II 15 Credits II Optional
- Contemporary Issues in Commercial Property Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Clinical Legal Education II 30 Credits II Optional
- Ethnic Minorities and the Law II 30 Credits II Optional
- Digital Technologies, Law and Economy II 15 Credits II Optional
Study abroad
An opportunity for an amazing experience, which will help make you stand out from the crowd. With more and more companies working internationally, experience of living in another country can make a great impression on future employers.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a sandwich year abroad. The University has partnerships with over 150 universities around the world, including the USA, Canada, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America and closer to home in Europe.
If you study abroad between your second and third year of study, you’ll pay no tuition fee to the partner university and no tuition fee to us either. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
Work placement
Graduate with invaluable work experience alongside your degree and stand out from the crowd.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a work placement sandwich year. It’s a chance to explore career possibilities, make valuable contacts and gain sought after professional skills.
Our dedicated Careers and Employment team are here to help guide you through the process. We make sure that we have close links with a wide range of employers, such as law firms, local businesses, local authorities and more. Many of our alumni are also actively engaged with us to offer work placement and experience opportunities.
If you take up a work placement between your second and third year of study, at the University of Hertfordshire you’ll pay no tuition fee for this year. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
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Career Opportunities
What's next for my career?
Whatever career you’re building, your L.L.B. Law is a great head start. Want to be a barrister? It’s recognised by the Bar Standards Board, getting you onto their professional course. Rather be a solicitor? It’s recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as a qualifying degree. Like to be a paralegal? Get straight onto the National Association of Licensed Paralegals’ Level 7 Diploma.
If you complete certain modules, you’ll also be exempt from the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives Level 6 diploma – and able to jump into legal practice ahead of your peers.
You can also study for a master’s with us. Our L..LM. is the classic legal master’s, with lots of opportunities to specialise, while our L.L.M. Legal Practice incorporates the Legal Practice Course which you need to qualify as a solicitor – and gives you access to postgraduate funding.
Even if you don’t follow a legal career, an L.L.B. really does open doors. Over 93% of our graduates are working or studying within six months of graduating, going into law, local government, the police, management, HR, accountancy, teaching, and journalism.